Neck and upper back injuries can be a lot more debilitating than some people think. The most common form of these types of injuries on a muscular level is whiplash, which often occurs in road accidents or slips and falls.
Whiplash is the term used to describe the over stretching of the tendons and muscles in the neck and back area that cause pain, swelling, tenderness, stiffness, and a number of other problems.
Read on for more advice about making a claim for this type of injury…
I have had whiplash from an accident back in May 2011. I settled my claim long ago, but I still get problems to this day. These types of neck and back injuries sometimes never quite go fully away and you can be left with intermittent problems for a very long time indeed.
The stretching of the muscles in the area can cause pain and stiffness which can often get worse before it gets better. Unlike many other forms of injuries, movement can often help, whereas immobilisation can actually hinder the progress of recovery. Other symptoms associated with these types of injuries include tingling sensations and pins and needles (often in the arms), sickens, nausea, dizziness, headaches, and even a sense of vertigo.
There is often no simple cure for a muscular neck and upper back injury. Normally the pain and stiffness can be managed with medication such as paracetamol or co-codamol, and with non-steroid anti-inflammatory medication as well. However, physiotherapy is a great way to help recover from the symptoms as quickly as possible. It’s not necessary a set cure, but it can help to alleviate the symptoms sooner rather than later.
We can obtain treatment on a private basis and then recover costs for it from the opponent in the event the claim is successful.
When it comes to how long you will be suffering for, this is somewhat of a ‘how long is a piece of string‘ kind of question. Well, the answer to that aged old question is ‘twice the length from the middle‘ – but to return to the point here, it is not easy to accurately predict how long someone will suffer for.
Some people will suffer for a few weeks; some will be a few months; some may even be years. The value of the claim is generally more if you suffer for longer and with more severe symptoms. For most minor neck and back injury cases, the payouts are generally worth between around £1,000 to £5,000.
Call 0800 634 7575 to get your neck or back injury compensation claim started today.
